published Apr 7th 2017, 10:56 am, by Barry Ritholtz (Bloomberg View) — One of the great misunderstandings about the financial crisis is the role that repealing the Glass-Steagall Act played. This is newly relevant, as there has been interest from White House economic adviser Gary Cohn in restoring the Depression-era

©2015 Bloomberg View NU2HIC6KLVRH (Bloomberg View) — Think affirmative action is controversial in the U.S.? The American debate is nothing compared with the fight over caste-based preferences in India, where police smashed heads in the aftermath of last week’s 500,000 strong anti-preference rally in Gujarat. In both countries, the debate